Warrants served at local banks, house in identity theft probe

At least 1 arrested

Search warrants were served Monday at two banks and a residence in Lafayette as part of an 18-month, statewide investigation into fraudulent and stolen Social Security numbers.

At least one arrest was made here, though further details were not available. As of 8 p.m. Monday, 38 people had been arrested across the state and more than $2.3 million had been seized, said Capt. Travis Thickstun of the Indiana State Excise Police, the law enforcement division of the Indiana Alcohol and Tobacco Commission.

Officers were expecting to serve more than 100 arrest warrants Monday.